Sen. Elizabeth Warren fiercely defended New York City’s Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani on Monday, dismissing criticism over his proposal to raise taxes on corporations and wealthy individuals to fund affordable housing and child care initiatives, The Hill reported.

“The issue is affordability,” Warren said during a heated exchange on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street.” “Do you know how many working families are chased out of New York City every day because they can’t afford housing, they can’t afford groceries, they can’t afford child care?”

Warren praised Mamdani, a liberal Queens assemblyman who stunned political observers in June by defeating former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary for mayor and hopes to win in November’s general election.

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